A full week before Brent’s race, her old shop closed for the last time. She spent every day of the next week getting her new place ready. She’d painted, mopped and mopped again. The work had been hard, but the place looked great. One added benefit, was this weekend, she was free to watch Brent swim, bike, and run without feeling any guilt about not going in to help at her bakery. The race took all day. Exhausted, Brent looked haggard, but no worse than everyone else who’d participated in the race. His smile shined bright with happiness when he learned he'd finished tenth in his age range, and twenty-fourth over all. On Sunday, he slept for most of the day. Late in the afternoon, he got up and helped her, Mia, and Michael bake cookies and muffins. As they cooked treats for her grand opening, she realized she’d found an incredible man. Brent had a great body, but it was his heart that shown bright. He had sacrificed his time helping her when he could be relaxing after such a hard race.

The workers had finished the café area in the new place, but the kitchen still needed a few more days’ work. Her oven would be installed on Tuesday and the refrigerators were being delivered on Monday. Brent was confident her new location was better than the last storefront, but she wasn’t sure. There was less parking out front, however there was a huge store next door which didn’t have a great bakery. Her cookies were a cut above the store's cookies, and it wasn’t just pride talking.

She slept a little, but woke early, worried about her store. She had to be up in two hours, but her brain wouldn’t stop spinning. Brent turned over and reached for her, pulling her close.

“You’re awake.”

She nodded and moved closer to Brent, breathing in his scent. “I’m nervous.”

“Let me help with your worries.”

She moved closer, needing the comfort he offered. “What did you have in mind?”

He sat up then straddled her, pinning her arms over her head. “I plan on making you come before I sink into you and feel you pulse around me.”

She arched up, needing his touch. “Yes,” she hissed.

“Tell me, lover, would you like my mouth on you.”

“Please.” She squirmed as he moved lower on her body. His tongue snaked out and slid over her clit, making her jump. He didn't play around with gentle touches, this time he sucked her in, surprising her. The pressure of his mouth pulled at her, tugging her insides like string on a kite. She gasped and cried out as he reached up and pinched her nipples.

He stuck out his tongue and slid from her opening to her clit, circling before sliding lower. He did it again, making her pant with desire. She was so close and wanted to fall over the edge. When he sucked her clit into his mouth this time, it was enough to push her over the edge. She came hard and Brent lifted as he stared down at her. He quickly rolled on a condom and moved so his cock could slide in. Their gazes locked as he entered her.

“Jen, I swear I’ll always be here for you.”

She reached up and cupped his cheek. “I know that now. Thank you.”

He turned and kissed her wrist as he slowly pressed in deeper. Their bodies rocked together as he made love to her, taking her high again. His fingers trailed over her sides to her breasts, touching and teasing her just right. With each thrust, he delivered little kisses on her neck and shoulders. As he was about to come, she came again, holding him tight as he slid in and held on, his breath harsh on her skin as he filled the condom.

Sated, she fell into a deep sleep, well as deep as she could fall into in the hour left before she had to be up to open her shop for the first time in the new location. Her body was tired, but Mia, Michael, and Brent were there to keep her from freaking out.

When she unlocked the door to let customers in, there was no one in the parking lot waiting. She knew she shouldn’t expect much, but still, it made her sad. Depression was about to overwhelm her when the bell above the door dinged.

“Thank goodness you’re open,” one of her regular customers called out as she strode in. “I need a whole loaf of banana bread for a meeting on the set today.”

“I’ve got you covered,” Jen said with a smile. She looked up and saw four more people coming in. Then a bus drove by and her heart sped up. She turned to Brent who had a huge smile on his face.

“Did you arrange something?”

“Arrange, no. But I found out another group was touring the city. They were pleased to hear you would be open today. The group decided to start the tour here at your place so they had good treats to eat along the way.”

Panic built inside of Jen. “Oh my goodness, Mia, we may not have enough cookies.”

“It’s okay, Brent told me about the bus, and Michael came over to helped me make extra. They’re in the freezer at my place. So we can deal with this bus and still have food for other clients.”

“You guys, you’re going to make me cry,” Jen said.

“Don’t cry yet because we’re about to get a rush,” Mia replied.

Brent came up behind her and brushed his lips over her cheek. “See, I told you it would be okay.”

Her eyes burned with unshed happy tears. She had the best friends in the world, and Brent was the best guy she’d ever met. She didn’t have to change or bribe her way into his heart. He accepted her as she was which was way better than any chocolate or cookies she’d ever eaten. Happiness filled her, and she turned to face her man, giving him a quick kiss before the store got crazy with customers.